git

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(git)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
git  (git),USA pronunciation n. 
    [Brit. Slang.]a foolish or contemptible person.
    • variant of get 1945–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
git / ɡɪt/
  1. a contemptible person
  2. a child of unmarried parents
Etymology: 20th Century: from get (in the sense: to beget, hence an illegitimate child, fool)
'git' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Tlingit - dual - get - git-go - git-up-and-git

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